The 1992 United States presidential election in Indiana took place on November 3, 1992, and was part of the
1992 United States presidential election
The 1992 United States presidential election was the 52nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1992. Democratic Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas defeated incumbent Republican President George H. W. Bush, independent ...
. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Indiana was won by
President George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushSince around 2000, he has been usually called George H. W. Bush, Bush Senior, Bush 41 or Bush the Elder to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd president from 2001 to 2009; pr ...
(
R-
TX) and his running mate
Vice President and former Indiana Senator
Dan Quayle. The presidential contest in Indiana was not a surprise, with Bush winning 42.91% to 36.79% over
Governor Bill Clinton (
D).
Still, the margin of victory was lesser than in earlier elections, whilst Clinton won in every state bordering Indiana.
Billionaire businessman
Ross Perot
Henry Ross Perot (; June 27, 1930 – July 9, 2019) was an American business magnate, billionaire, politician and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems. He ran an inde ...
(
I-
TX) finished in third, with a significant 19.77% of the popular vote in Indiana. Indiana would continue to vote Republican in presidential elections until
2008
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, in which
Barack Obama won by a close margin, becoming the first Democrat to carry the state since
1964
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.
, this is the last election in which
Greene County,
Harrison County, and
Washington County voted for the Democratic presidential nominee.
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‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’
''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016
Results
Results by county
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Indiana
Notes
References
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1992 Indiana elections